It’s inevitable. We’ll wake up this winter with a sore throat, knowing we’ll soon be going through a box of tissues an hour and unable to taste that comforting dark chocolate mousse or the ill-advised ghost pepper enchiladas we ordered in vain, hoping to ignite a single taste bud.

Cold and flu season spares few between now and spring.

“There are usually about 50 flulike illnesses that circulate during flu season that can make you feel pretty miserable, but they’re not all the flu,” said Melody Butler, R.N., B.S.N., executive director of Nurses Who Vaccinate and an infection preventionist at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, New York.

Over the course of 2016, some 58.9 million passengers had passed through John F. Kennedy International Airport, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States and the single busiest airport for international travelers entering the country.

John F. Kennedy Interational Airport — commonly known as “JFK” — was built in the 1940s as only a supplement to LaGuardia Airport. When it opened in 1948, it was known as New York International Airport-Anderson Field, or more simply Idlewild (in honor of the golf course demolished to make way for the runways and terminals).

Less than a month after President Kennedy was assassinated, the airport was renamed in his honor. And the adjunct airport quickly surpassed LaGuardia in capacity.

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Even if you’re not mesmerized by the city’s soaring skyscrapers and monuments, you’ll be blown away by its flourishing arts, food, fashion and nightlife scenes. You can spend your morning browsing Fifth Avenue’s designer racks and your afternoon catching stunning city views from the Top of the Rock Observation Deck. Or, if you’re an art lover, you can admire the striking works on display at the Met and the Guggenheim before feasting on ethnic fare in Chinatown or Little Italy. If you still have some energy (and cash) left over, don’t miss the chance to snag tickets to an award-winning Broadway show or hop over to one of the low-key rooftop bars and jazz clubs illuminating the Meatpacking District after dark. How we rank Things to Do.